John Charvet, Elisa Kaczynska-Nay

The Liberal Project and Human Rights

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Shows how the UN regime on human rights has transformed national and international society in accordance with liberal values.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 797g
• ISBN-13: 9780521883146
• ISBN-10: 0521883148
• Artikelnr.: 25427488

Autorenporträt

John Charvet is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Liberal Beginnings: 1. The contextual origin of liberal thought and practice
2. The Westphalian society of sovereign states
3. The growth of liberal universalism
Part II. UN Regime on Human Rights: 4. The UN and regional declarations and covenants on human rights
5. The right of peoples to self-determination
6. Right to development
7. Women's international human rights
8. The implementation of international human rights
Part III. Critique and Defence of Liberalism: 9. Western critiques of liberal human rights
10. Liberalism and non-western cultures
11. In defence of liberalism.